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Xreal debuts first glasses to run Google’s Android XR operating system to take on Meta and Apple
Xreal said its Project Aura glasses will run Google Android XR. Xreal Xreal on Tuesday announced a set of so-called “extended reality” glasses that run Google’s Android XR software, as the companies look to take on Meta and Apple in a new arena. The launch marks an early step from Alphabet‘s Google to become a […]
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D-Wave Quantum shares soar 20% as company releases latest computing system
Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images D-Wave Quantum’s latest quantum computing system has hit the market, the company said Tuesday. Shares popped more than 18%. The quantum computer, known as Advantage2, marks its sixth iteration and most advance system, the company said. D-Wave said the computer offers a 40% boost in […]
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CNBC Daily Open: After a winning week for stocks, Moody’s downgrade of U.S.’ credit rating poses a new challenge
The statue of former Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin stands in front of the north wing of the U.S. Treasury Department headquarters building on April 24, 2025, in Washington, DC, U.S. J. David Ake | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. stocks popped last week on the back of a trade truce between America and […]
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Grok’s ‘white genocide’ auto responses show AI chatbots can be tampered with ‘at will’
Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu | Getty Images In the two-plus years since generative artificial intelligence took the the world by storm following the public release of ChatGPT, trust has been a perpetual problem. Hallucinations, bad math and cultural biases have plagued results, reminding users that there’s a limit to how much we can rely […]
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YouTube launches weekly top podcast list to rival Spotify and Apple
A Youtube podcast microphone is seen at the Variety Podcasting Brunch Presented By YouTube at Austin Proper Hotel on March 8, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Mat Hayward | Variety | Getty Images YouTube is solidifying its place in podcasts. The company on Thursday announced the launch of a weekly top podcast shows chart, rivaling those […]
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Jim Cramer: ‘Sometimes you just get had’ — what Apple can to do to appease Trump
Apple may have only one way out of the rock and a hard place it finds itself in during President Donald Trump’s second administration, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday. “Unless [Apple CEO Tim Cook] builds some plant here to make phones, I don’t think it is going to end,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Nvidia is back in the green amid Trump’s dealmaking
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands at an ‘Investing in America’ event in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 30, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters The “Magnificent Seven” group of stocks — comprising Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla — drove much of the S&P 500’s sterling 23.31% gain […]
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S&P 500 futures slip after index posts third consecutive winning day: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 14, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters S&P 500 futures slipped in overnight trading after the broad market index strung together a third consecutive advance in reaction to the Trump administration and China hammering out a […]
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Trump joined by dozens of CEOs during his Middle East trip
U.S. President Donald Trump and Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg attend a signing ceremony with Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (not pictured), in Doha, Qatar, May 14, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters More than 30 business leaders representing America’s top companies joined President Donald Trump on Tuesday for a lunch in Saudi Arabia during […]
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YouTube announces Gemini AI feature to target ads when viewers are most engaged
People walk by a YouTube logo as Google celebrates the 20th anniversary of the first video uploaded to YouTube, at the company’s corporate headquarters in San Bruno, California, on April 23, 2025. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images YouTube on Wednesday announced a new tool that will allow advertisers to use Google’s Gemini AI […]
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